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A     SOUVENIR 


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SALT  LAKE  CITY 


AND 


UTAH 


Copyright,  1888,  by  A.  WITTHMANN,  58  &  60  Reade  Street,  New  York. 


DESCRIPTIVE  ^_ 

Q  ALT  LAKE  CITY  has  been  called  "the  Metropolis  of  the  Rocky  Mountain  Region."  It  is  situated  on  a  eloping  plateau 
<&  in  the  northeast  corner  of  Utah,  on  the  foothills  of  the  Wasatcu  Mountains  which  tower  10,000  feet  above  it,  20  miles 
south  of  the  Great  Salt  Lake.  The  city  covers  about  six  square  miles  and  is  laid  out  in  blocks  of  five  and  ten  acres,  intersected 
by  streets  80  to  132  feet  wide.  The  business  portion  is  surrounded  with  residential  streets  of  shaded  lawns  and  houses,  ami 
throughout  the  city,  which  is  thoroughly  irrigated,  are  abundant  shade  and  fruit  trees.  This,  together  with  the  climate,  which 
is  salubrious  and  bracing,  makes  the  city  exceptionally  attractive  for  residence. 

The  Great  Salt  Lake  was  discovered  in  1833.  In  1847  the  Mormons,  led  by  BKIGHAM  YOCNG,  arrived  in  the  valley, 
l>egan  at  once  to  cultivate  and  irrigate,  and  inaugurated  the  wonderful  work  of  reclaiming  to  man  and  civilization  what  had 
been  an  uninhabitable  desert,  fighting  the  Indians  for  their  lives  and  crickets  and  grasshoppers  for  their  crops.  The  city  was 
incorporated  in  1851,  with  5,000  inhabitants.  The  population  is  now  35,000.  In  1852  the  Tabernacle  was  built,  seating  S.COO. 
The  large  Tabernacle,  seating  10,000,  was  finished  in  1867.  The  Temple,  begun  in  1853,  to  cost  *10,000,000,  is  now  Hearing 
completion.  Other  noteworthy  Mormon  buildings  are  the  Assembly  Hall,  Council  House,  Tithing  House,  Lion  House,  Beehive 
House,  and  the  Gardo  House,  President  TAYLOR'S  residence.  The  city  is  well  served  by  a  street  railway  system,  and  hns  an 
efficient  Fire  Department  as  well  as  water  brought  from  without.  Its  connection  with  'the  world  is  through  the  Utah  Central, 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande;  and  Utah  &  Nevada  Railroads  which  open  to  it  the  great  transcontinental  systems.  The  principal  daily 
newspapers  are  the  De»eret  Nem  (founded  1850),  llernld,  Trittwie  and  Democrat.  There  is  an  excellent  theatre,  seating  1,700, 
and  the  Walker  Opera  House,  built  in  1881  at  a  cost  of  $130,000.  The  business  of  the  city  is  large,  its  merchants  handling 
the  great  cereal  and  mineral  products  of  the  Territory,  and  its  manufactures  for  home  consumption  and  export  are  varied  and 
extensive.  Zion's  Co-operative  Mercantile  Institution,  handsomely  housed,  has  a  Mock  in  trade  of  over  a  million;  there  arc 
several  national  bxnks,  hospitals,  churches,  Catholic  and  of  the  principal  Protestant  denominations,  and  numerous  educational 
institutions,  among  which  are  the  Deseret  University,  St.  Mary's  College,  Hammond  Hall  and  All  Hallow's  Colleere.  Liberty 
Park,  attractively  laid  out,  is  a  popular  resort;  Port  Douglas,  a  United  States  post,  is  near  and  accessible  to  visitors.  Over 
100,000  people  annually  seek  pleasure  at  the  Great  Salt  Lake,  easily  and  cheaply  reached  by  rail. 

The  Great  Salt  Lake  is  80  miles  long,  50  miles  wide,  and  from  20  to  60  feet  deep.  It  is  fed  by  four  rivers  and  many- 
mountain  streams  which  bring  down  the  salt  with  which  the  soil  is  charged.  It  has  no  outlet  and  the  salt  remains.  Salt  is 
obtained  by  evaporation  and  over  100,000  tons  have  been  taken  out  in  one  summer.  The  water  contains  14  per  cent,  of  solid 
matter  of  which  85  per  cent,  is  salt.  In  some  places  it  is  so  buoyant  that  the  bather  can  hardly  sink,  and  to  swallow  it  is 
often  fatal.  The  Bathing  Pavilions  at  Garfield  Beach  and  Lake  Park  Resort  rival  any  sea-coast  structures  of  the  kind,  and 
the  citizens  swarm  there  of  a  summer's  afternoon  in  numbers  to  remind  one  of  Coney  Island  or  Atlantic  City. 

The  progress  of  Salt  Lake  City  and  Utah  has  lieen  remarkable  and  their  future  is  a  great  one.  A  recently  organized 
Chamber  of  Commerce  offers  information  and  encouragement  to  all  who  wish  to  invest  capital.  New  and  first  class  hotels 
invite  the  overland  tourist  to  a  few  days'  sojourn  that  will  prove  the  most  interesting  on  his  trip. 


CHUTE   is   AMERICAN    KORK  C*A8oN. 


HANGING  ROCK,   AMERICAN   FORK  CA$ON. 


INTERIOR    OF    TABERNACLE,    SEATING    aOOO    PERSONS. 


LION    AND    BEEHIVE    HOUSES. 


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THE  CULLEH. 

HAMMOND  HALL. 

ST.   MARY'S   HOSPITAL, 


PRKSBVT.    PARSONAGE    AND   SCHOOL. 

GKOESBECK    BLOCK   AND    POST   OFFICE. 

WALKER  HOUSE. 


UNION   BLOCK. 
CONTINENTAL  HOTEL. 
UESBRET   UMVEKSITV. 


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WASATCH     MOUNTAINS 


AN    OLD    TIME    MARKET    DAY. 


A    MORMON    EMIGRANT    TRAIN. 


BEEHIVE  HOUSE  AND  EAGLE  GATE. 


DESF.RET    NEWS    AND    TITHING    OFFICE. 


ENDOWMENT     HOUSE. 


ZION'S    CO-OPERATIVE    MERCANTILE    INSTITUTION 


GARDO    HOUSE. 


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BRIGHAM    YOUNG'S    GRAVE. 


UASATCH     MOUNTAINS. 


SALT     LAKE    CITY,     FROM     TOP    OF    TEMPLE. 


GARFIELD    BEACH,    GREAT    SALT    LAKE. 


LAKE    PARK    BATHING    RESORT. 


SCENE    ON    THE    SOUTH    COTTONWOOD. 


LOGAN    TEMI 


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LOGAN     CITY.     UTAH. 


DEVIL'S   SLIDE,    WEBEK   CAS<>N. 
BR1GHAM    YOUNG  S   OLD    BLACKSMITH   SHOP. 


A   UTE  FAMILY. 


KOKT  nuri;i.As. 
ONTARIO  GULCH,   NEAR   I'ARK  CT 


CASTLE    GATE,    DENVER    &    RIO    GRANDE    RAILWAY. 


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